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Santa Fe, TX vs State College, PA

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Highlights
- State College spends 73.0% more per student than Santa Fe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.3% lower in State College than in Santa Fe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- State College had 15.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Fe
 Santa Fe, TXState College, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,010$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,827  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,990$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3524573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock17.3%1.5%
Reviews for Santa Fe    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

as a person who was born and raised here, it’s terrible. if you like being hatecrimed or doing the hate criming i guess you should come here. terrible twin terrible  More

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Over 9 years ago

Santa Fe is wonderful to us! Most people don't live by the dump, that is more between Algoa and Alvin or live by crapy areas. Santa Fe is a small town where a lot of  More

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I am a professional that moved to Santa Fe a year ago. Santa Fe is a small town close to the Ocean and close to amenities. If you don't like having a WALMART down the  More

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Reviews for State College    27 Reviews

I relocated to State College about 30 years ago. We hadn’t planned to stay this long, but life here is “easy”. Outdoor activities are ample. There are many beautiful  More

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State College is a small "safe" town, you will always see friends, coworkers, physicians, mechanics, supervisors...at the doctor's office, in the store, near your home,  More

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Over 16 years ago

I lived in State College, PA all my life untill 2006 when we finally moved south where it was warmer. State College itself is a fun place to be when it comes to football  More

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